Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan are official for a key lightweight bout, but Kelvin Gastelum was the most notable story at the UFC Austin official weigh-ins.
The former welterweight contender is set for his return to the division after stepping to the scale at 170 pounds on the dot Friday morning, a mark he had not successfully hit on the dot since November 2014. Gastelum most recently fought at welterweight (coming in at 171 pounds) at UFC 200 in July 2016 when he defeated Johny Hendricks, but a trio of weight limit misses (including one that resulted in a bout with Donald Cerrone being cancelled) prompted Gastelum to move up to the 185-pound division.
Gastelum’s opponent Sean Brady also successfully made weight, coming in at 170 pounds.
Saturday’s headliners Dariush and Tsarukyan both showed up early in the official weigh-in window and made weight without issue, with Dariush at 156 and Tsarukyan at 155.5. Dariush looks to rebound from a loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 289, his first loss in five years, while Tsarukyan seeks his seventh win in his past eight fights.
In the co-main event, Bobby Green weighed in at 155 pounds and opponent Jalin Turner weighed in at 156 pounds despite having to step in on nine days’ notice for an injured Dan Hooker. Turner was heavy on his first attempt at 157, but returned to the scale shortly after for a second attempt where he came at 156 pounds, the limit for a non-title lightweight bout.
See official UFC Austin weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Beneil Dariush (156) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (155.5)
Jalin Turner (156) vs. Bobby Green (155)
Deiveson Figueiredo (135) vs. Rob Font (135)
Kelvin Gastelum (170) vs. Sean Brady (170)
Clay Guida (154) vs. Joaquim Silva (156)
Punahele Soriano (185.5) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (185.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Miesha Tate (135.5) vs. Julia Avila (135.5)
Cody Brundage (185) vs. Zachary Reese (185)
Drakkar Klose (155.5) vs. Joe Solecki (155)
Rodolfo Bellato (205.5) vs. Ihor Potieria (204)
Wellington Turman (171) vs. Jared Gooden (171)
Veronica Hardy (125.5) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (125.5)
Steve Garcia vs. Melquizael Costa has been cancelled due to a Garcia illness
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